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If you guessed that the origin of this verb peach has something to do with a slightly fuzzy fruit, you are unfortunately incorrect. The fruit peach is an unrelated word that traces back to the Latin phrase malum persicum, literally meaning "Persian fruit." The verb blossomed from Middle English apechen ("to accuse"), itself an offspring of the Anglo-French verbs apecher and empecher, both meaning "to ensnare." Empecher is also an ancestor of the English verb impeach, meaning "to bring an accusation against." Both of these English verbs can be traced back to Latin impedicare, meaning "to shackle the feet," and that word is itself rooted in ped-, pes, meaning "foot."
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Sarah Archer Gisela Williams Martha Cheng Carla Valdivia Nakatani Ryan Haase, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
For example, the child and teenager are going up in the pear tree, and elderly age is with peaches.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Taro the Diplomat combines flavors of peach and pear with shochu; Sakura the Lady, a non-alcoholic quaff, mixes lychee, peach, and sakura (cherry blossom).
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Select the still life of a melon, peaches and grapes by MANET.
—Josephine Sedgwick, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Peach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peach. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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